Why your local agent shouldn't keep all models hot in VRAM: real numbers from an agent loop
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When building an autonomous local agent that handles voice, screen observation, and tool execution, the naive architecture is to leave every model server running in the background. I tested this on a local workstation setup running four components: - Qwen3.8-27B (planning and tool calls) - Nemotron…
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Why your local agent shouldn't keep all models hot in VRAM: real numbers from an agent loop
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